There’s a drummer in my ear I’ve been just about to tears since theystarted three days ago I don’t know why they’re here.but they are, so I listenand I hum and I sway and I write in ways that might justrecord what they’d have to say iftheir music spoke words and then, I sleep peacefullyContinue reading “And Then I Sleep”
Category Archives: Local Food
Bitten
Lyme Disease and Lovers My fourth chakra swellsand thumps in strange ways I’ll adjust I’ll adjust I’ll adjust, it beats at 3am orjust past 10 There is no rhyme or reasonmaybe a rhythm but that’ssome other vibration My mouth howlsfor… for… forthe fog to clear For a moment of artto come tumbling into my armslikeContinue reading “Bitten”
The Stars Fell by Chris Mason
A review by JC Patterson published on March 21, 2021 The Stars Fell by Chris Mason
Interview Series Announcement
Originally posted on Ibs Writes :
Over the next few weeks, I will be running an interview series here on my blog. Once or twice a month, I will be interviewing writers, bloggers, freelancers and all sorts creatives who are building a name for themselves. Are you a creative? I would love to hear from you.…
Thoughts on God and Genocide
Originally posted on SimonChristianThoughts:
I have been asked to talk about God and genocide. This topic seems to be coming up a lot in my life over the past couple weeks. So, someone asking me to write about it just seems like a sign. What should we make of this? This idea of God commanding…
Why I am a serial book reader
Originally posted on Ibs Writes :
I am a serial book reader. I find it hard to finish a novel before picking up another. ?I read one book in the morning or afternoon and then another before going to sleep.? I recently discovered that there are several serial book readers just like me, so I have…
Not Your Worries
For the Conscious Writer You’re going to the edge and leaping over it. No one is going to understand that and don’t expect anyone to. Not even the few that have known you and understood you you’re entire life. Conscious writing leads you to new horizons. Conscious writing is going to take you to placesContinue reading “Not Your Worries”
Stepping Out of Your Story and Embracing the Powerlessness of Someone Else’s
For the Conscious Writer The great thing about writing you’re own stories is that we have a good idea about what is going to happen. What can be interesting is when we have to leave our stories and gain that sense of powerlessness when we enter into someone else’s story There’s two aspects to this,Continue reading “Stepping Out of Your Story and Embracing the Powerlessness of Someone Else’s”
Overwhelmed
For the Conscious Writer When writing a novel, there’s going to be many days where your work feels much bigger than you. It will loom over you the way any large thing does. You feel like little David from the biblical story of David and Goliath. It’s about a little shepherd boy who other’s believedContinue reading “Overwhelmed”
Know when to “fuck what they say”
For the Conscious Writer Know when to “fuck what they say” With my first novel being experimental fiction, I’m all for bending the rules. I love movies that don’t follow standards. I love writers that don’t either. But there’s an art to it. Some things are worth a good listen, especially if they are inContinue reading “Know when to “fuck what they say””